On the night of November 5, Moscow time, the regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL) took place between the Washington Capitals and the Columbus Blue Jackets. The meeting ended with a 2:1 victory for the capital.
This win was the Capitals’ 1,000th in regular season home games. Washington became the 15th team in North American League history to achieve this result. It took the Capitals 1,904 games to achieve this; this became the 10th fastest time to reach 1,000 home wins in league history.
The leader in attendance at home matches is Russian club captain Alexander Ovechkin (677). The 38-year-old forward also holds the club’s record for goals (405) and points (773) in home matches.
The leader in assists is Swedish striker Niklas Backström (393). Ovechkin has 368 assists.
This NHL season, Ovechkin appeared in 10 games in which he scored two goals and six assists. During his entire NHL career, the Russian forward scored 824 goals. The difference with Wayne Gretzky is 70 goals. In third place is Gordie Howe, who scored 801 goals during his NHL career.
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